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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1905
Page
3
Citizens mobilize a petition urging Hon. Robert Akin to run for district school director. After consideration he agrees to stand, promising to advance La Grande Public School aims and strengthen its system as a leading state example.
A Special Eastbound Southern Railway passenger train from St Louis to Louisville wrecked one mile west of Golden Gate Illinois. The engineer and fireman were killed and several passengers injured or killed. The eleven-car train carried veterans to the Confederate Veterans reunion.
The county clerk Gilham announces the day’s hunter licences issued to a list of names including MN Hatbrow HD Spencer Bib Hallgarth Martin Conway L Stoop O F Merrill William Hill George E Swofford Arthur Hallgarth Joe Hallgarth J W Brows William Hall Elme Christianson TABille FE Smith WC Rider HG Masterson George C Mapes all of Elgin EA Wills of Alice John 8 Clark of Leland City.
Sunday wedding of Mr WO Sherwood and Miss Ethel Graham took place at Rev J F Day’s home. The couple, residents near Ladd Canyon, left for Portland after the ceremony and will settle back at their home to entertain friends.
Card of Thanks expresses public gratitude for friends aid while searching for my father and notes the period of anxiety before his recovery. The first of the season’s Alaska gold shipment, $100,000, has arrived in Seattle, consigned from Dawenon by the Bank of British North America.
The Observer did not print a full score report for the Elgin game between the La Grande ball team and the local club yesterday. It remains a very interesting study for lovers of the national game.
Los Angeles defeated Seattle 9 to 3 at a June 12 game in Los Angeles. The home nine produced nine hits and benefited from several errors. Besick McLean Spies and Hall contributed to the dustup with pitching and fielding. Umpire Bray presided.
G W Robertson and B Coolidge compete in a university recreation event with N U Hi noted among participants. The listing records their involvement in a local club or intramural context.
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